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Posted: Mar 19, 2020 / 10:18 PM CDT / Updated: Mar 19, 2020 / 10:18 PM CDT

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AUSTIN (KXAN) — A small group of pro-Trump protesters were greeted by armed patrols outside of the Texas State Capitol on Saturday.

While the scene remains peaceful as of Saturday afternoon, the protests come as all 50 state capitols are being watched for possible unrest. The possibility of violence comes off the heels of the U.S. Capitol riots in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6 -- widely considered to be incited by President Donald Trump.

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ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Five new COVID-19-related deaths and 145 positive cases have been reported in Taylor County.

Statistics released Saturday show that of the 145 new cases, 67 are from PCR tests and 78 are from antigen tests.

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(NewsNation Now) — President-elect Joe Biden announced key members of his science team Friday, including pioneering geneticist Dr. Eric Lander as the director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, elevating the post to Cabinet-level status for first time.

Biden nominated Eric Lander, founding director of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, who was the lead author of the first paper announcing the details of the human genome. He is the first life scientist to have that role.

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